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The Burghers of Calais

BBC Radio 3
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Rudolf Wagner -
Regeny's opera poses questions about individual responsibility and collective guilt against the background of the siege of Calais in 1347. Glyndeboume Festival Chorus chorusmaster Ivor Bolton
BBC Singers and Concert Orchestra/Simon Joly Producer Clive Bennett

Contributors

Unknown:
Rudolf Wagner
Unknown:
Ivor Bolton
Producer:
Clive Bennett
The Burgomaster of Calais:
John Connelll (bass)
Cornelia:
Marie Slorach (sop)
Cornelia:
Diana Bishop (speaker)
Peter Wissant:
John Graham-Hall (tenor)
Joseph:
David Johnston (tenor)
Philomena:
Patricia Rozario (soprano)
Queen Philippa of England:
Jane Eaglen (soprano)
English officer:
Nigel Douglas (tenor)
Ms sergeant:
Gordon Sandison (baritone)
Philip:
Patrick Donnelly (tenor)
Eustach:
Roger Bryson (bar)
Source: Radio Times

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